Ukrainian troops haven't yet deployed tactical, operational reserves in Zaporizhzhia sector - military expert

Military expert Dmytro Sniehyrov said this on Espreso TV. 

“Zaporizhzhia region. The Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to break through the first line of the occupying Russian troops' defense. The troops are now counterattacking in several directions - near Orikhiv and Lobkove. According to the Russian side, Lobkove is in the 'gray zone' - we can assume that the Ukrainian Armed Forces control a significant part of this settlement,” he said.

The expert added that the second line of Russia's defense is continuous minefields, air and artillery cover.

“The difficulty of the advance is the plain, everything is easy to see. Plus, the invaders had a year to prepare defensive positions. There are successes, they are now at the tactical level. Now we are talking about creating the preconditions and the first stage of the counteroffensive. It should not be considered as if it has already happened. The deployment of Ukrainian troops and reconnaissance by combat is a proven fact. Now the Ukrainian Armed Forces are involved at the level of company units without the introduction of tactical and operational reserves,” Sniehyrov summarized.

• Soldiers with the 68th Detached Oleksa Dovbush Ranger Brigade, together with neighboring units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, announced the liberation of Blahodatne and Neskuchne on Sunday, June 11. Subsequently, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar added Makarivka to the list of liberated villages of the Velyka Novosilka community. These settlements are located near the administrative border of the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.

• On June 13, the Russian army attempted to regain control of the de-occupied village of Makarivka, Donetsk region, near the administrative border of the Zaporizhzhia region.

• As of the morning of June 14, a representative of the AFU General Staff, Andriy Kovalov, emphasized that active hostilities continued in the areas of Makarivka, Novodanylivka and Novopokrovka in the Berdiansk sector.